text_original: Germanus, Patriarch of Con  stantinople, resigned rather than assent to the Imperial policy, which involved a claim to interfere in ecclesiast icaJ THE ICONOCLASTIC EMPERORS 139 [uestions to which he could not submit.
text_transcription: GERMANUS PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE RESIGNED RATHER THAN ASSENT TO THE IMPERIAL POLICY WHICH INVOLVED A CLAIM TO INTERFERE IN ECCLESIASTICAL QUESTIONS TO WHICH HE WOULD NOT SUBMIT
phonemes: dʒˈɜːmænəs, pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk ʌv kˈɑːn stˌæntɪnˈoʊpəl, ɹɪzˈaɪnd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ɐsˈɛnt tə ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈɑːlɪsi, wˌɪtʃ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɐ klˈeɪm tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ ɪn ᵻklˈiːzɪˌæst ˈaɪkə dʒˈeɪ ðɪ ˌaɪkənəklˈæstɪk ˈɛmpɚɹɚz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn [jˈuːstʃənz tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː kʊd nˌɑːt səbmˈɪt.